Mystic, I don't know why you continue to attempt to turn the cellar into a writers' group. It really just isn't, although there are many creative people here, writing and friendly critism is just not a strength of these boards. I don't know what gender you are, but a great women's group can be found here:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bcpoets
Even if you are a guy, I'm sure they'd welcome you aboard.
By the way, I consider C.S. Lewis's greatest work to have been
The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe . I can still see the illustrations from that book in my mind's eye. Must have been 10 or 12 when I first came across it!